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Doctors are increasingly looking beyond body mass index (BMI) and waist size to better understand how fat distribution in the ...

The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in ...

Neck size is proving to be a powerful indicator of hidden health risks. Larger neck circumferences are associated with ...

Body recomposition is the method you want to follow if you're looking to drop fat and gain muscle at the same time. This approach will help you get stronger and create a leaner build -- and you don't ...

A major rethink of how obesity is measured could mean up to 60% more adults are classed as obese, researchers warn. At ...

Increased grip strength correlates with lower obesity-related disease risk, suggesting muscle power as a key factor in ...

A new Harvard and Mass General Brigham study suggests that nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults could be classified as obese ...

A new analysis finds that the heart-protecting benefits of semaglutide are largely independent of its weight loss effects.

India's official index severely downplays the data on the days of the worst air by capping the figure at 500, howsoever big ...

McMaster researchers found that deep abdominal and liver fat can quietly damage arteries, even in people who appear fit.